slanty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanty
Adjective
  • While left wing-back Federico Dimarco provided a useful short out-ball during the Italian side’s build-up, right wing-back Denzel Dumfries was much more available and willing to make runs in behind — where long diagonal balls into the Netherlands international caused chaos.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 May 2025
  • On the iPad, tap on the icon with a rectangle and diagonal line across it on the Touch Bar, then tap Disconnect.
    Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.
    Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Slanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanty. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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